To think mothers at the park are anti-social

[Annieandboys]

My ds has just turned 2. He absolutely loves playing with other children. He is kind and gentle with great manners, he plays very well.
I can't help but notice a pattern occurring when we go to the park. Whenever he approaches children the mother (never experienced this with father's) stands up and says to the children "come on, let's go and play over here" she then proceeds to get up and move to another peice of apparatus. Generally the child is curious and very willing to play with ds but the child is then again called away.
I just don't understand. This has happened so many times now.. I thought we are suppose to encourage our children to socialise and play together. It breaks my heart to see my little boy confused as to why he can't play.
aibu, am I being paranoid, does this only happy to me?

They are like little stalkers and when we go to the park it's the general public's turn and I get a break
Are you joking, I can't tell.
OP there is the best reason people don't to interact with your toddler, many parents think the park is when the general public look after their DC.
I look after my own, I usually bring their pal so I have enough already.

I always seem to end up watching other peoples small kids when I take my daughter to the park. She seems to attract them like flies but I end up supervising them as they try and fling themselves all over the park 😂

And no, I don't think it's my appearance that is scaring people away

I don't think the poster who asked this was implying your there's something bad about appearance that is scaring people away, I think she was just trying to understand if there is something unusual. Sadly some people do judge people by appearances (tattoos, shaved head, different colour skin, headscarf etc).

I'm a single parent and I would call my child away as most people here would not wish their child to mix with mine if they knew my circumstances.
WTF?

I sometimes do that. Sometimes I need to get the dcs out of the park at short notice and that's tough when they want to play with the other kids. It's nothing personal.
Usually I just let dcs get on with it whilst mum plays on the swings just watches from the bench.

I'd move my kids on, multiple reason, I take them because I want some fun with them and I don't really want to feel responsible for someone else's child, my kids like to go fast on things a child I don't know I wouldn't be happy to allow that so would mean mine had to change and go slowly, I don't know the child or what they like, mine want to play the games they are playing not look after/involve a little one. It's not nasty, but I just want my kids to enjoy it and have time with them, it's not personal to the other child/mum.

Mums I know don't go to the park to socialise. They simply want the kids to burn off some energy so they sleep at night. Making friends is the last thing on their minds at the park